Tag: College Park

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College Park Neighborhood Association Dubsdread Area Historic House Tour, 1991
College Park Historic Homes Tour House at 375 Niblick Avenue featured in the 1991 Dubsdread Area Historic Homes Tour sponsored by the College Park Neighborhood Association through its Historical Committee.   The Dubsdread area got its start in 19 ... Read more
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Oral History Interview with Robert Kahn
My name is Robert Kahn, I was born in Orlando at Orange General Hospital, July 23, 1945... I grew up in Orlando. My family's first home was a garage apartment on Palmer Avenue. They didn't have numbers back in the day and that first home that they bought ... Read more
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City Leaders Bring a Holiday Welcome to All!
For many growing up in Orlando, the lighting of the Merry Christmas sign overlooking Lake Ivanhoe marked the beginning of the holiday season.  Pictured clockwise from top left are District 4 Commissioner Patty Sheehan, District 6 Commissioner Samu ... Read more
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Fishing on Lake Adair
ABOVE IMAGE: Eddie Martin, age 6, with the fish he caught at Lake Adair, circa 1952. Eddie's grandparents, Joseph and Bertie Carrie Martin, moved to College Park in 1915. Grandpa and his free range chickens. College Park circa 1940s.   ... Read more
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Grandpa's House
ABOVE: My granddad's house on Ellwood Street in College Park., Joseph G. Martin (1865-1953). Photo from College Park resident Bertie Hunt. The house was built in 1913-14. My Grand Mom, Bertie Carrie Lee Martin, was the postmistress in Lake Mary. They ... Read more
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College Park Oral History Night with the Stuart Family
ABOVE: Charlie Stuart who grew up on Gerda Terrace in College Park speaks at the College Park Oral History Night with the Stuart Family at Infusion Tea, August 26, 2013. ABOVE: Front page excerpt of Urban Renewal: A Way to Keep Orlando The City Beautif ... Read more
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The Open Air School
The life story of education pioneer Erna Wentzler Achenbach and the legacy of The Open Air School, as told by her daughter Irma Scudder Achenbach. The Open Air School was the first private school in Orlando. My mother said that she had to go aroun ... Read more
People
Pals and Gals by Miss Joan Cayce
Peek into the life of Orlando's It Girl with a look at Joan Cayce's "pasteup book", circa 1950s. The parties, invites, photos and newsy clippings tell the story of an Orlando debutante enjoying the good life! Edgewater High School football games, fe ... Read more
Places
Guernsey Park
ABOVE: Lovely Guernsey Park at 1320 Guernsey Street and Northumberland Avenue in College Park. The park was named for the Guernsey family who made so many  outstanding contributions to the City Beautiful. Many Orlandoans will remember the Guernsey ... Read more
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Remembering the Blessings with Joseph S. Guernsey
One of the strengths in our area it seems to me is the churches. There are so many fine churches in Orlando and generally speaking Orlando's a city of Christian faith. When I was young we rarely had any crime and one of the reasons we did not have crime I ... Read more
People
Anita & Jimmy Bryant Move to North Ivanhoe Boulevard
Photos of Anita and Jimmy Bryant in the local newspaper reporting that their new colonial home at 315 North Ivanhoe Boulevard was celebrated with a surprise housewarming party given by friends. The article was noted in a letter to Postmaster Bryant fro ... Read more
Events
College Park Oral History Night with the Dann Family
ABOVE: Featured image 1949 photo of Carl Dann, Jr., son of the founder of Dusbdread Country Club at 549 West Par Street in Orlando, Florida. College Park Oral History Night with the Dann Family sharing the life and story of Dubsdread Country Club, Septem ... Read more